Greene County's ‘Weed Man’ taken into custody

Published: Monday, October 8, 2012 at 08:20 PM.

SNOW HILL — Two arrests in about a 24-hour period removed two alleged drug dealers off the street in Greene County last week — including a person known around Snow Hill as “The Weed Man.”

On Friday, a drug arrest was made following an earlier controlled drug buy in March.

Douglas Mack Little, 54, of 57 Johnson St., Snow Hill, was stopped by detectives James Hinson and Charles Boyette of the Greene County Sheriff’s Office at about 8:15 p.m. on Maury Ballpark Street near Mayo Street North.

Little, who Hinson said is known on the street as “The Weed Man,” had a $5 bill lying on his lap when the officers approached his vehicle.

“His nickname in the computer is ‘The Weed Man’,” Hinson said. “That’s what people call him.”

Hinson said Little admitted to Boyette he had made a drug sale prior to the officer’s stopping him. The officer also said he found a plastic bag with 2.7 grams of marijuana in the glove box.

Little wrote a full confession regarding Friday’s and the March drug sales, Hinson said.

SNOW HILL — Two arrests in about a 24-hour period removed two alleged drug dealers off the street in Greene County last week — including a person known around Snow Hill as “The Weed Man.”

On Friday, a drug arrest was made following an earlier controlled drug buy in March.

Douglas Mack Little, 54, of 57 Johnson St., Snow Hill, was stopped by detectives James Hinson and Charles Boyette of the Greene County Sheriff’s Office at about 8:15 p.m. on Maury Ballpark Street near Mayo Street North.

Little, who Hinson said is known on the street as “The Weed Man,” had a $5 bill lying on his lap when the officers approached his vehicle.

“His nickname in the computer is ‘The Weed Man’,” Hinson said. “That’s what people call him.”

Hinson said Little admitted to Boyette he had made a drug sale prior to the officer’s stopping him. The officer also said he found a plastic bag with 2.7 grams of marijuana in the glove box.

Little wrote a full confession regarding Friday’s and the March drug sales, Hinson said.

He was charged with simple possession of a controlled substance and two counts each of possession with intent to sell/deliver marijuana and maintaining a vehicle/dwelling/place for a controlled substance.

The suspect was released when he posted $10,000 bail, Hinson said.

About 24 hours earlier, Hinson and Boyette were in a patrol car near U.S. 258/13 and N.C. 91 when they watched as an alleged drug transaction took place in the Hess station parking lot.

Hinson and Boyette followed one of the two cars involved north on N.C. 91 to Middle School Road at about 6:15 p.m., Thursday.

When the car turned onto Mount Herman Church Road, it began to speed up, Hinson said.

“(The driver) was going at what appeared to be a high rate of speed,” Hinson said of the car’s speed in the 45-miles per hour area.

When the car crossed the center line, the patrol car’s blue lights were switched on and the suspect pulled over.

One of the officers asked Elmore if he had any drugs and Elmore allegedly said he had some knives in the car and allowed them to search the vehicle.

Hinson said there were some pocket knives, but he also found a glass jar with 25.8 grams of marijuana in it, a blue plastic container with four-and-a-half Oxycontin — oxycodone is an opiate pain reliever — pills in it and a pair of scales, all located under the cup holders in the center console of the car.

Elmore was charged with possession with intent to sell/deliver schedule VI and schedule II controlled substances, maintaining a vehicle/dwelling/place for a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Elmore was placed under a $15,000 secured bond. The investigation remains ongoing.

Both Little and Elmore are scheduled to appear in Greene County District Court Dec. 7.

Margaret Fisher can be reached at 252-559-1082 or Margaret.Fisher@Kinston.com.